Jury awards damages after Baltimore rabbi found liable for sexual abuse of children
Rabbi Steven Krawatsky took the unusual step of taking his accusers to court. A jury took their side.
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Fast Forward 8 years after he was accused of sexual abuse, a once-beloved Orthodox rabbi will face a Maryland jury
Rabbi Steven Krawatsky — and his former campers — will have their day in court
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Fast Forward Sex offender who gave high profile interview to Hasidic comedian pleads guilty to new charges
Gershon Selinger, 41, pleaded guilty in Dutchess County Court on Wednesday to the felony of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 11
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Fast Forward FBI charges Lev Tahor leaders with child exploitation
New York’s FBI and U.S. Attorney’s offices have charged five leaders of Lev Tahor, a Jewish cult, with child exploitation after the men kidnapped a 14-year-old girl in 2018, the Department of Justice said in a press release Monday. Nachman Helbrans, Mayer Rosner, Yakov Weingarten, Shmiel Weingarten and Yoil Weingarten brought the girl from New…
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Fast Forward 7 Former Students Sue Day Schools For Suffering Abuse At Hands Of Jewish Educator
Seven people are suing Jewish day schools for employing Stanley Rosenfeld, an educator who they allege molested them, and who admitted to molesting hundreds of children over the course of his career. The schools include two of the three prominent Jewish academies that Rosenfeld taught at in New York City: Westchester Day School, in Mamaroneck;…
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Fast Forward Jewish Day School Teacher Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
A teacher at one of Australia’s most prominent Jewish day schools has been charged with four counts of child exploitation, the Australian Jewish News reported Wednesday. Dean Kaplan, who has worked at the Emanuel School as a fitness instructor since 2016, was charged with two counts possessing child pornographic material and one count each of…
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Fast Forward Child Sexual Abuse Allegations At Prominent D.C. Synagogue Substantiated By Child Welfare Officials
Child welfare officials have substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of children at a prominent Washington, D.C., synagogue, according to a report from CNN. CNN obtained a cease-and-desist letter from the superintendent of schools for D.C. through a Freedom of Information Act request. The letter says that officials from the Child and Family Services Agency for…
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